Voting machine



July 29, 1941. R. F. SHOUP VOTING MACHINE -Filed Sept 13, 1940 INVENTOR i W 7 7C 7 ATTORNEYS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 5M LL, SN mam QM QB bum N SN July 29, 1941. R, SHQUP 2,251,255

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INVENTOR 2 ATTORNEYS Patented July 29, 1941 VOTING MAQHINE Ransom F. Shoup,

Ardmore, Pa., assignor to The Shoup Voting Machine Corporation, Philadelphia, Pin, a corporation of Delaware Appiication September 13, 1940, Serial No. 356,595

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This invention relates to voting machines and more especially to voting machines of the type illustrated in Shoup et a1. Patent No. 2,054,102, and Shoup application Serial No. 260,288 of which this application is a continuation in part.

In the machine or the Shoup et al. patent, there are provided personal choice slots and closing slides therefor. At a general election a voter may register his choice for any office by moving the appropriate slide and writing in the name of his choice on the paper strip provided for that purpose.

Shoup application, Serial No. 260,288 discloses means for conditioning the machine of the Shoup et al. patent for election of delegates to national conventions of the various political parties. When the machine is conditioned for the election of delegates, a group of voting spindles is allocated to each party and a voter can actuate only a predetermined number of spindles in the group allocated to his party, the number being determined by the number of delegates to be elected by his party and each party usually having a different number of delegates to elect than any other party. The delegate mechanism of said Shoup application is of such construction and arrangement that in some instances it releases a number of personal choice slides from the control of the spindle interlock, depending upon the difierence between the numbers of delegates to be elected by the various political parties, thus making it possible in the absence of prevention means for a voter to vote for the full number of delegates to which his party is entitled by actuation of a corresponding number of voting spindles and then in addition to write in an additional number of choices on the personal choice paper strip.

An object of this invention is the provision of means co-operative with the delegate mechanism to limit the total number of choices that can be registered by any voter to the number of delegates to which his party is entitled, while being effective to control the personal choice slides in the normal manner for general voting.

Other objects, novei features and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following specification and accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary horizontal section of a voting machine embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are sections respectively on the lines 4-4, 5-5 and 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Figs. '7, 8 and 9 are perspective views of parts of the machine;

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 4 with the part shown in Fig. 9 attached;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 of a modification;

Fig. 12 is a section on the line l2--l2 of Fig. 11;

Figs. 13 and 14 are sections on the lines l3-I3 and i i-i4 respectively of Fig. 12, and

Figs. l5, l6 and 17 are perspective views of parts of the modification.

In this paragraph is described structure common both to voting machines embodying the present invention and to the machine of Shoup, et al. Patent No. 2,054,102, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters in so far as is practical. In Fig. 1 is disclosed a spindle locking and restoring frame consisting of horizontal bars connected by vertical channel bars 56 having cut-out portions providing rungs 61 arranged to engage arms 59 carried by the voting spindles 38 having handles 30. The bars 55 are provided with oblique slots in which voting spindles are received and also with an interconnecting track member 651) which engages rollers 65a carried by a vertical bar 68. The bar 63 is provided with oblique slots through which extend pins 69 carried by the casing. At the lower end of the bar 58 is provided a stud 10 which extends into the slot 58a in the main cam bar 58 (Fig. 2). The arrangement is such that upon leftward movement of the main cam bar 58 from its curtain-open position (Fig, 2) to its curtainclosed position (not shown) the bar 68 is elevated and moved to the left from the position shown in Fig. 1 and upon return movement of the main cam bar to its curtain open position (Fig. 2) the bar 68 returns to the position shown in Fig. 2. The voting handle or spindle interlock comprises horizontal draw bars 6| (Fig. 1) some of which are connected to arms 59 on the spindles 38 and pass in groups between pairs of rollers 62 supported in longitudinal grooves in the inner faces of a vertical channel member 42. Certain of the rollers 62 are tubular and headed pins 83 extend through them and passages in the channel member to lock said rollers in fixed position while each draw bar 6| has an enlarged head or wedge 64. In the wall I0 is provided a vertical column of personal choice slots I39 with a slidable closure for each slot, In back of the slots is a guide l4l over which passes a sheet of paper I42 from a feed roller M3 to a take-up roller (not shown), Fig. l. A yoke E53 pivotally supported on a rod i58a is rotated counter-clockwise from the position shown in Fig. l by movement of any closure Hi] to open position through the medium of a slide 223 subsequently to be described and if actuated is returned to its original position upon return of the machine to curtain-open position by means, not shown. The yoke iEG coacts with mechanism, not shown, to advance the strip I42 a predetermined distance for each actuation of the yoke. A vertical plate i590 of the shape shown in Fig. l is provided with a vertical series of apertures constituting guideways for links iSl which, at one end, are attached to arms ltd pivotally supported by the rod Hit-a mounted in brackets l5fib attached to the plate lEilc, and each link 16! is provided with a pin em connected to an interlock strap 6i. Means actuated by each personal choice slot closure engages each corresponding arm to move the latter leftward upon actuation of the closure, thereby actuating a corresponding interlock strap 6! of the spindle interlock. Means, later to be described, and equivalent to the means shown in said Patent No. 2,054, (:2 are provided for returning any actuated arm to the position shown in Fig. 1 upon return or" the machine to curtain-open position. The operation of the above-described mechanism is the same as in said Shoup, et al. patent and will not be herein set forth in detail. A plate-like carrier 2.?! (Figs. 1 and 2) bears against the rear face of the bar 68 and is provided with horizontal slots through which extend the pins 69 fixed to the casing and also with horizontal slots The carrier 2:?! is also provided with vertical slots through which extend pins carried by the bar E8 and supporting the rollers Eda. The carrier Si is limited to horizontal movement by the pins 6% and moves leftward from the position shown in Fig. 2 upon upward and leftward movement of the bar til. Three vertical plates 23 i and 265 have corresponding oblique slots extending downwardly from left to right through which extend pins 285 also extending through the slots 2:?2 in the car'icr Zili. The pins 2% are provided with heads Bill engaging the outer surface of the plate 225 and carry wa hers 298, 269, Ziil and Him, the latter of which have hubs over which the ends of the pins are spread to prevent withdrawal of the pins (Fig. l). The upper ends of the oblique slots previously referred to normally contact the pins 25% to support the plates from the carrier. The slot 2? is of less length than the extent of horizontal movement of the bar 53 to which the carrier 25H is attached, such extent of movement being determined by operating requirements of the voting machine other than those to which this invention is directed. Therefore, a lost motion connection exists between the pins and the carrier 2 so that upon horizontal reciprocation of the carrier the pins are also horizontally reciprocated but over a shorter path. In curtain open position, the pins 236 contact the left ends of the slots 262 and in curtain closed position these pins contact the right ends of said slots. A stop 2i i is provided on the plate idfic for engagement by the right edges of the l and 295 and a stop 2! la is carplates 2o ried by the casin ii] for engagement by the hub of the washer 258a to limit leftward movement thereof from the position shown in Fig, 1. The plates 2% and 265 are of the same width while the plate 253 is slightly wider than the turn of other two plates and are staggered with respect to the plate 2% in such relation that at no time does the left edge of either of the plates 2G4 and 2&5 extend beyond the left edge of the plate 233. Pins 2 c and 28551 are carried by the plates 233, and 285 respectively, these pins being arranged at different elevations (Fig. 2). The pin 253a projects through an aperture in the carrier Zill of proper to permit the later-tobe-described movement of the pin 2333a. The pin Edda extends through apertures in the bar 203 and the carrier 2t! of sufilcient area to permit the later-to-be-describcd movement of the pin 232a. The pin ester. 5 through apertures in the plates and 25341 and the carrier 28! of sufficient area to permit the later-to-be-describcd movement of the pin Horizontal pull rods 2E2, 223 and 2i l (Fig. 2) arranged at different elevations extend between the plate 283 and the carrier Eiii and each strap at its right end is provided with a horizontal slot on the bottom of which normally rests one of the pins lilSit, 201a or 295a, each slot having an upwardly directed opening at its right end to permit upward movement of the pin out of the slot (Fig. 2). Each rod extends a substantial distance to the right beyond the right end of the slot. Leftward. movement of any one of the pull rods with the right end of this slot in contact with the pin causes simultaneous vertical movement of such plate through the medium of the pins 2% and resulting movement of the first-mentioned pin upward out of engagement with the rear wall of the slot, thereby freeing the rod for further leftward movement to locate its top edge under the pin to hold the bar in elevated position during further leftward movement thereof.

In the links lfil are provided a pair of apertures H5 and 2H3 having upwar ly directed keyways. Each link is provided with a pin 6 i0, connected to an interlock strap 5!. These apertures are adapted to receive pins 2i i having keys which will pass through the keyways and then serve to lock the pins in the link (Fig. 8). The end of each pin l is bent into radial alinement with the key Ella extending downwardly, thus preventing accidental removal of the pins 2H. The pins in the apertures 255 are of sufficient length to extend into the plane of the plate 283 while the pins in the apertures 255 are of sufilcient length to extend into the plane of one or both of the plates 234 and 2% (Fig. 1). In ourtain-open position, the ri ht edge of carrier 29! engages the arms 2G0 and is effective upon rethe machine to curtain-open position to restore any actuated arin 25-3 to the position shown in Fig. l.

The foregoing mecha ism provides means for selectively limiting the number of voting spindles which may be operated in connection with the election of party convention delegates and alternates and other similar election situations. In the election of convention delegates and alternates, members of diilerent political parties are entitled to vote for different numbers of delegates and alternates and it is therefore necessary that of the spindles allocated to the various delegate candidates of the various parties, it be possible for the election officer to limit the number which can be operated by a member of any one of the political parties to a given numher, it being customary for the number of delegates and/or alternates to be different for each political party. The mechanism heretofore described constitutes the subject-matter of said application, Serial No. 260,288, but for the better understanding of the present invention, the operation of such mechanism will be also described herein. For illustrative purposes, assume that the Democratic party elects eight delegates, the Republican party elects four delegates and the Socialist party elects two delegates and that each party has a group of candidates larger than the number of delegates to be elected. Also, assume that the rod 223 is allocated to the Democratic party, the rod 212 to the Republican party and the rod 214 to the Socialist party. The spindle interlock is so adjusted that any eight of the interlock straps 6! connected to spindles allocated to delegate candidates of any party may be actuated but no more than eight. Four pins 2!! are inserted in the apertures 215 of four links 16! of suiiicient length to extend into the path of the plate 263 (Fig. l.) and six additional pins 2H are inserted in the apertures 216 of six links l5! of sufficient length to extend only into the path of the plate 265. Now further assume that a Republican voter enters the voting booth, whereupon the election omcer pulls the rod 212 to effect upward and leftward movement of the plate 293, thus moving the late 263 from its normal position into the position shown in Fig. 1. to engage the four long 251. The plate 283 is moved relative to the plates Add and 2&5 on the pins 285 to place it in such position relative to the pins 2.538 that when the latter are moved to the left by the carrier during curtain closing operation of the machine, the plate 233 will, by engagement therewith. of the four long pins 2!! to move the attached draw bars F61. ltiov-ernent of the rod 252 to the left is of such extent as to bring the upper edge of it under the pin 2113a to maintain the plate in elevated position during the laterJodie-described leftward movement of the carrier and plates.

Upon movement of the main cam bar 58 into curtain closed position, the bar 63 is elevated and moved to the left, carrying with it the can rier Zill from the position shown in Fig. 1 to position leftward thereof by a distance equal to the extent of horizontal movement of the bar d3. Such movement of the carrier first takes up the lost motion between the carrier and the pins 236 after which it effects leftward movement of said pins into a position in which the hubs of the washers iifla engage the stop 21 la. The plates 203, 266 and 285 are moved correspondingly to the left by reason of the engagement of the pins 2E6 with the left walls of the plate slots through which the pins extend. There is no corresponding movement of the rods H3 and 214 by reason of the slots in which the pins Zeta and 265s slide. The relation of the length of the slots 2E2 to the extent of horizontal movement of the plate 63 is such that the extent of movement of the plates 233, 2554 and 265 equals the extent of movement necessary to draw a wedge 64 between a pair of rollers 62. Therefore, by reason of the engagement of the plate 2G3 with the four long pins 221, the above-described movement of the plates 2%, 2M and 2&5 with the carrier as: draws four links lei to the left with correspond ing movement of four wedges 64 between pairs :-f rollers 62, thereby reducing by four the number of spindles which may be operated by the voter. Upon return movement of the main cam bar to curtain open position, the carrier 28! is returned to the position shown in Fig. 1, and returns any actuated plate I60 and corresponding link I61 to its original position and also returns the carrier, pins 253 and the three plates to the position shown in Fig. 1.. During such return movement, the pins 2!! remain in engagement with the left edge of the plate 2&3 and when the carrier comes to rest they reach the extreme limit of their rightward movement. The plate 2% remains elevated until after the election ofi'lcer pushes in the rod 212, thus bringing the top opening of the slot in said rod under and the overhanging portion in contact with the pin 263a whereupon the pin is pushed to the right and drops into the slot with corresponding downward and rightward movement of the plate 293' to its original position. Similar operation of the mechanism is effected upon the entry of a Democratic voter or a Socialist voter into the voting booth except that movement of the plate 2% allocated to the Democratic party does not reduce the number of spindles which may be operated by the voter while the operation of the plate 285 allocated to the Socialist party reduces by six the number of spindles which may be operated by the voter.

Each of the arms 2% is provided with a head t lt? (Figs. 1 and 8) directed approximately perpendicular to the 15%. This head projects into a channehshaped runner 222 (Figs. 1 and 7) slotted at 2220. and having a right-angle extension attached to a slide 223 supported by the wall it just in back of the guide 22 3 in which is received the strip on which is printed the names of the various oifices to be voted for. Each slide is in alinenient with a personal choice slot closure The right edge of the head 15% contacts the shoulder formed by the inner end of the slot 222a so that when the runner 222 is moved to the left from the position shown in Fig. 1, it swings the arm iliil counterclockwise, but the oblique surface liiii in no way reduces the effectiveness of the tab E68" in its function of preventing leftward, movement of the runner 222 in partisan type voting. The right end of a slide normally engages the left end of a closure ME) so that when a voter moves the latter to the left from the position shown in Fig. 1, it likewise moves the slide to the left. Also leftward movement of a slide 223 effects counterclockwise rotation of the yoke 15% through engagement therewith of the right angle extension. by which the runner is connected to the slide ihe return of the closure Mil to normal position has no effect upon the slide A reinforcing plate is attached to the extension and to the slide 223. Move ment of tr e plate hit from the slot-closing position shown in Fig. l. to the left to slot-opening position effects corresponding movement to the left of slide 223 and through engagement of the runner 222 with the head lfiil effects swinging movement of the arm Hi5 counter-clockwise the position shown in Fig. 1 to actuate the corresponding link tel and associated interlock. strap 6!.

Upon operation of one or more link i5! by one of the bars 26%, and 26.35 to determine the number of operable spindles, the arm 1% corresponding to the actuated linlr has been moved out of locking relationship with respect to the personal choice closure Hi9 corresponding to each operated link. In order to prevent operation of such closure a depending tab Hit?" is provided on an extension from the head laid and .is so located that upon counterclockwise movement of the arm ltil from the position shown in Fig. 1, the tab moves into the path of the runner 222 to prevent substantial movement thereof to the left from the position shown in Fig. 1, such actuated position of the arm I63 being shown in dotted lines. The tab I60" is provided with an oblique surface 560" (Fig. 3) facing the runner 222 for the purpose of permitting the machine to be used for general voting.

In Figs. 3 and 4, the upper arm IE5 is shown in un ctuated position while in Figs. 3 and 5 the second arm I 39 is shown as having been actuated by operation of the delegate mechanism to locate the tab H58 in the path of the runner 222. The second arm I50 is actuated during curtain closing operation of the machine and the tab IEQ is brought into locking relation to the runner 222 before the voter has any opportunity to attempt to actuate a personal choice closure I49 and the size of the tab I60 is sufficient completely to block movement of the runner 222.

In Figs. 3 and 6, the bottom arm I69 is shown in the position assumed by it when the delegate mechanism is not in use and the personal choice closure has been actuated under general voting conditions. Under such conditions, the pins 2i! are omitted so that operation of the carrier has no effect upon the arms m6. As shown in Fig. 3, each arm IE8 is supported on th rod I5Ga in such manner as to be capable of slight tilting movement in a direction normal to the path of swinging movement of the arm. The extent of such tilting movement is sufiicient to enable the outer end of the arm I63 to be moved upwardly far enough to have the bottom edge of the tab I58 lie above the top edge of the lower flange 222 of the runner 222 as is shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6. Upon leftward movement of the runner 222 by opening of a closure I40, the arm I29 is swung counterclockwise to bring the tab into engagement with the side of the flange 222 of the runner which has moved into the path of the tab and such engagement occurs before the runner has moved leftward sufilcient to permit full movement of the closure I 12 into slot-open position. The oblique surface Ififl rides up the side of the lange 222' and on to the top thereof ther by permitting full free movement of the runner 222 to its extreme left position. The surface ISQ engages the side of the runner 222 only under conditions of general voting in which circumstance the I69 can only be moved by engagement by a runner 222 upon movement of such runner to the left upon actuation of a personal choice closure I69. Under such conditions, the arm and runner move tog-ether with the result that the nose of the runner projects leftward beyond the tab 568', which is not the case when the arm I60 is moved by the delegate mechanism as in such circumstance the arm I62 is moved into operative position before the voter has opportunity to attempt to actuate a personal choice closure ME) as previously described.

Figs. 11 to 1'7 inclusive disclose a modified means for preventing the opening of a slide Mil corresponding to a link I 6| which has been actuated by one of th delegate bars. In this modification, each arm IE5 is provided with a substantially arrow-shaped head IE-Ga directed approximately perpendicular to the arm I60 and the reinforcing plate 225 extends above the top edge of the runner 222 to form a shoulder. Associated with each arm I65 is a plate 226 having an offset en 226i) embracing the rod ISM. The end of the socket 2261) is closed by a lever 226 which is in which is provided a socketswingable from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 17 to the broken line position shown in the same figure to facilitate mounting the plate on the rod I58a. The plate 226 is arranged directly above each arm I62] and is provided at its under face with a flange 230 having a central recess of slightly greater Width than the width of the arm. The plate 226 is held against counterclockwise swinging movement by engagement with the channel member 2=II (see application, Ser. No. 260,288) and when the arm I62 is in the position shown in Fig. 11, the right end portion of the flange 23E! rests upon the top surface of the arm ISO to maintain the plate 226 in the position shown in Fig. 13. When the arm I6!) is swung counterclockwise by a delegate bar, it registers with the cut-out portion in the flange 232 and permits the plate to drop to the position shown in Fig. 14, in which position the end of the plate 226 lies in the path of the left end of the plate 225, thereby locking the runner 222 and also the closure I42 against leftward movement.

When the machine is set up for general voting, and a personal choice closure I5!) is actuated, the corresponding arm I62 is actuated through a larger arc than when it is actuated by a delegate bar and the plate 228 is dropped as previously described but not until after the plate 225 has moved under the end of the plate 226 so that the plate 226 does not interfere with movement of the runner 222. It is then lifted to original position by engagement of the arm I60 with the bottom of the flange at the other end of the recess and is held in such position until the arm 532 is returned to original position which is subsequent to the return of the runner 222 to its original position. A spring I621) is provided in each modification to assist in returning the arm I69 to its original position and in the modification illustrated in Fig. 11, a stop 226d is provided to hold the plates 226 against clockwise movement.

Under certain voting regulations, a voter is allowed to record his vote only by writing in a personal choice. In order to condition the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8 to meet this regulation, a block 242 (Fig. 9) is provided for attachment to the head IGD'. This block is of the same shape as said head and is provided with a pin ".253 which fits into a socket 244 in the head and a spring clasp 245 for clamping the block to the head. As shown in Fig. 10, the lower surface of the block is coincident with the tip of the tab I63" and rides on the bottom of the slot 222a in the runner 222. The tab I30" is therefore ineffective upon movement of the arm I69 by one of the bars 283. 294 and 205 to lock the runner against leftward movement as previously described. With one or more heads I 69 equipped with blocks 252, the corresponding hori zontal rows of spindles may be locked out while permitting operation of the corresponding personal choice slot closures I-IIJ after operation of the arms I69 by one of the bars 233, 284 and 285.

It is of course understood that various modiflcations may be made in the apparatus herein described without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm, a voteractuated slide movable between a first and a second position and effective upon movement from its first to its second position to engage said arm to effect movement thereof in one direction,

a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm in said direction and movable out of obstructing relation and effective upon its return movement to move said arm in the opposite direction, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for effecting adjustment of said plate, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said link engageable 2y said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier to swing said arm in said one direction, and means effective upon actuation of said arm by said carrier to lock said slide in its first position.

2. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm, a voter actuated slide movable between a first and a second position and effective upon movement from its first to its second position to engage said arm to effect movement thereof in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm in said direction and movable out of obstructing relation and effective upon its return movement to move said arm in the opposite direction, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for effecting adjustment of said plate, means to efiect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said link engageable by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier to swing said arm in said one direction, and a member supported by said arm in position to be lo cated in the path of said slide upon movement of said arm by said carrier.

In a voting machine, a pivoted arm, a voteractuated slide movable between a first and a second position, a shoulder on said slide engage blo upon movement of the slide from its first to its second position with said arm to swing said arm in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm in said direction and movable out of obstructing relation and effecive upon its return movement to move said arm in the opposite direction, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for effecting adjustment of said plate, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said linl; engageable by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier to swing said arm in one direction, and means effective upon actuation of said arm by said carrier to lock said slide in its first position.

4. In. a voting machine, a pivoted arm, a voteractuated movable between a first and a second position, a shoulder on slide engageable upon movem nt of the slide from its first to its second posit n with arm to swing said arm in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm in said d ction and movabl out of obstructing relatien effective upon its return movement to move in the opposite direction, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by earlier for movement therewith and for adjust ment thereon between two positions, means for effecting adjustment of said plate, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said link engageable by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier to swing said arm in said one direction, and a member supported by said arm in position to be located in the path of said slide upon movement of said arm by said carrier.

5. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm swingable between a first and a second position and tiltable in a direction normal to its path of swinging movement, a voter-actuated slide movable between a first and a second position and engageable with said arm upon movement of said slide from its first to its second position to swing said arm in one direction, means independent of said slide for swinging said arm in both directions, 2, member carried by said arm for movement into the path of a portion of said slide upon movement of said arm by said independent means, and an oblique surface on said member engageable with a side of said slide upon movement of said arm by said slide to tilt said arm in said one direction to locate said member exterior of the path of reciprocation or" said slide, and means for directing said member laterally of said path upon movement of said arm by said slide.

6. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm movable between a first and a second position, a slide movable between a first and a second position and effective upon movement from its first to its sec end position to engage said arm to swing the same in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm from its first position and movable out of obstructing relation and effective upon its return movement to swing said arm from its second to its first position, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said link engageable by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier, and means effective upon actuation of said arm by said link to lock said slide in its first position.

7. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm movable between a first and a second position, a slide movable between a first and a second position and effective upon movement from its first to its second position to engage said arm to swing the same in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm from its first position and movable out of obstructing relation and effective upon its return movement to swing said arm from its second to its first position, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said link engagea le by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of clstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier, and a member supported by said arm in position to be located in the path of said slide upon movement of said arm by said last-named means.

8. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm movable between a first and a second position, a slide movable between a first and a second position, a shoulder on said slide engageable upon movement of the slide from its first to its second Position with said arm to swing said arm in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm from its first position and movable out of obstructing relation and effective upon its return movement to swing said arm from its second to its first position, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for effecting such adjustment of said plate, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said link engageable by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier, and means effective upon actuation of said arm by said link to lock said slide in its first position.

9. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm movable between a first and a second position, a slide movable between a first and a second position, a shoulder on said slide engageable upon movement of the slide from its first to its second position with said arm to swing said arm in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm from its first position and movable out of obstructing relation and eifective upon its return movement to swing said arm from its second to its first position, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for efiecting such adjustment of said plate, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, a member on said link engageable by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier, and a member supported by said arm in position to be located in the path of said slide upon movement of said arm by said last-named means.

10. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm movable between a first and a second position, a slide movable between a first and a second position and engageable with said arm upon movement of said slide from its first to its second position to swing said arm in one direction, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm from its first position and movable out of obstructing relation and efiective upon its return movement to swing said arm from its second to its first position, a member movable with said arm into the path of a portion of said slide, a link connected to said arm, a plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for effecting such adjust ment of said plate, means to eiTect reciprocation of said carrier, means on said link engageable by said plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier, and means for directing said member laterally of the slide path upon movement of said slide by said last-named means.

11. In a voting machine, a slide movable between a first and a second position and having a shoulder, a pivoted arm engageable by said slide upon movement from its first to its second position to swing said arm into one direction, a plate overlying said arm and supported for vertical movement only, a fiange depending from said plate into engagement with said arm to normally maintain said plate out of the path of said shoulder, and means independent of said slide for swinging said arm in said one direction, said flange having a recess of sufiicient width to straddle said arm, thereby permitting said plate to fall into the path of said shoulder upon movement of said arm by said independent means.

12. In a voting machine, a slide movable between a first and a second position and having a shoulder, a pivoted arm engageable by said slide upon movement from its first to its second position to swing said arm into one direction, a plate overlying said arm and supported for vertical movement only, a flange depending from said plate into engagement with said arm to normally maintain said plate out of the path of said shoulder, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm from its first position and movable out of obstructing relation and effective upon its return movement to swing said arm from its second to its first position, a link connected to said arm, a second plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for effecting such adjustment of said second plate, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, and a member on said link engageable by said second plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said second plate in one positi n of adjustment on said carrier, said flange having a recess of sufficient Width to straddle said arm, thereby permitting said first plate to fall into the path of said shoulder upon movement of said in said one direction by said carrier.

13. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm, a slide movable between a first and a second position, a first shoulder on said slide engageable upon movement of the slide from its first to its second position with said arm to swing said arm in one direction, a plate overlying said arm and supported for vertical movement only, a second shoulder on said slide, means normally supporting said plate in spaced relation to said arm but effective upon movement of said arm in said one direction to release said plate into the path of said second shoulder, and means independent of said slide for swinging said arm in said one d"- rection to effect movement of said plate into locking relation to said slide.

14. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm, a slide movable between a first and a second position, a first shoulder on said slide engageable upon movement of the slide from its first to its second position with said arm to swing said arm in one direction, a plate over ing said arm and supported for vertical movement only, a second shoulder on said slide, means normally supporting said plate in spaced relation to said arm but effective upon movement of said arm in said one direction to release plate into the path of said second shoulder, a reciprocating carrier normally obstructing movement of said arm from its first position and movable out of obstructing relation and effective upon its return movement to swing said arm from its second to its first position, a link connected to said arm, a second plate supported by said carrier for movement therewith and for adjustment thereon between two positions, means for effecting such movement of said second plate, means to effect reciprocation of said carrier, and a member on said link engageable by said second plate upon movement of said carrier out of obstructing relation to said arm with said second plate in one position of adjustment on said carrier to swing said arm in said one direction for eifecting movement of said plate into the path of said second shoulder.

15. In a voting machine, a pivoted arm swingable between a first and a second position and tiltable in a direction normal to its path of swinging movement, a voter-actuated slide movable between a first and a second position and engageable with said arm upon movement of said slide from its first to its second position to swing said arm in one direction, means independent of said slide for effecting movement of said arm in said one direction, a member carried by said arm for movement into the path of a portion of said slide upon movement of said arm in said one direction by said independent means, and means for tilting said arm to locate said member laterally of said path upon movement of said arm by said slide.

RANSOM F. SHOUP. 

